Lycan's Mate.

nlight

ng its glow over the gathering that

e George, the Beta o

cipation, she had imagined

at George was planning a surprise for her. Now st

into her soul as he spoke. "I, Beta George of

making it hard to breathe. She

nformed her that she was his mate and

went

at the very least acknowledge the ma

ystal's voice cracked

ht pack to accept a werewolf who hasn't shifte

erewolf abilities but you can't

ime to shift. You are not one of us, I can't be with you. I would be too em

't do thi

don't want to have any

even more was that George had further an

walked too close to Georg

and panic swirled aroun

layful smirk on her face. She seemed to

she thought she could re

a mix of curiosity and disdain. She could

with shame and embarrassm

Crystal felt waves of emotions.

uld happ

ed to live forev

words cutting deep. Her eyes stung even more as she watche

osing everything that ma

she heard footste

, Ethan walking towards her wi

scanning the now empty grounds before him. "I co

xplain. "George rejected me," she said, her voice ba

her into a tight hug. "I'm so sorry

tal n

Crystal felt a wave of emo

rt, angry a

f all, she

uld happ

forced to le

sense her fear an

ure this out,

l nodde

e said pulling away from Ethan. "I need s

his expressio

y, Crystal felt a s

.

, Edwin and Sophia came out to meet

ed?" Sophia asked, her

and explained the situatio

y, their expression growing more

shed speaking, Edw

pang of sadnes

"Why would Amy and Georg

eorge and Amy had this all p

xchanged a con

his out, Crystal"

ced to leave the pack. As a rejected ma

aunting but Crysta

ed some time alone," she said,

k early ",

ed away, her feet carryi

always been he

e pain and shame that th

wind like fingers reaching out to snatch at her clothes. Crystal didn

n the pain that thre

er and faster

heartache wash over

e darkness, her voice

nguished. It seemed to c

f despair, of los

t herself br

tering into a million piece